The Roaring 20's, school presentation

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The Roaring Twenties Economy PoliticsArts, Culture and Society Economic Prosperity end of World War Iincome tax was lowered from 73% to 25%unemployment rates drop to 11%27,500 wealthiest families had as much money as the 12 million poorestMigrationfrom 141,000 to 805,000 new law limiting the immigration into the U.S.A.ISOLATIONJazz and Harlem Renaissance

George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in FJAZZ: mix of blues and ragtimeNew Orleans, African Americans"A time when men wanted enough money to buy fancy cars and enough whiskey to crash them."8 million -> 23 million

Henry Ford"When I'm through everybody will be able to afford one, and about everyone will have one."

president Hardlingpeople living in rural areas did not benefit from the economic gainssuburbs EntertainmentFlappers19th amendment to the Constitution

young women took to smoking, drinking, wearing short skirts, bobbing their hair, wearing makeup...F. Scott FitzgeraldHarlem, New York heart of African-American creativityRadioMoviesSilent movies were most popularConclusionThe period of time after WWI and before the Great DepressionTime of isolationProhibition was in effecturbanization FlappersThe Jazz AgeKu Klux KlanSourceshttp://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/a/flappers.htmhttp://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twentieshttp://www.1920-30.com/http://coachgazette.webs.com/citiessuburbs.htmhttp://speaktomeeasy.tumblr.com/https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/from-the-new-era-to-the-great-depression-1920-1933/the-culture-of-change/the-culture-of-the-roaring-twenties/